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Construction » Jobsite Safety

Workplace safety and health resources for construction hazards

Safety Requirements for Contractors on the St Lawrence Seaway [pdf] [27251] ?

Contractors working on the locks, canals and channels are required to follow these safety requirements

Construction » Work Zone Safety

Best practices for minimizing delay & enhancing safety in highway construction

Work Zone Prediction Model and User's Guide [30771] ?

Created to help estimate free-flow vehicle speeds through two types of construction work zones.

Disaster Response » Dam Safety

Dam safety, flood control, etc.

WA-Washington Dam Safety Guidelines [3777] ?

Requirements involved in the planning, design, construction, operation and maintenance of dams in State of Washington

Disaster Response » Earthquakes

Earthquake preparation advice

Earthquake Engineering Software [20786] ?

Direct download of earthquake engineering research software source code

Drivers and Vehicles » Driver Logs

DOT hours of service rules and log requirements

Hours-of-Service Rules Log [24649] ?

Driver log application - 8 day log

Environment » Air Quality

Documents on air quality such as reports, regulations, guides, newsletters, etc.

SCRAM- The Support Center for Regulatory Air Models [12378] ?

Atmospheric dispersion (air quality) models that support regulatory programs required by the CAA

Environment » Environmental Analysis

Environmental impacts of transportation projects and systems.

Prototype Software for an Environmental Information Management and Decision Support System [30696] ?

Software and supporting documentation to help support environmental management for transportation & planning agencies.

General Reference » Graphics

Download thousands of graphics including buttons and backgrounds

Microsoft Images [3081] ?

Shared images

General Reference » Must Have Software

Download software needed to navigate and view information on the internet

Adobe Acrobat: Download Reader Software [937] ?

Download software to read pdf files

FreeZip [12779] ?

Zip utility for compression and decompression of files and directories in Windows 95/98/NT

Microsoft Internet Explorer: Download Browser [661] ?

Download browser software

Updated Microsoft Office Viewer Software [34105] ?

Download viewers for Microsoft Office, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc

Mozilla [19327] ?

Download the Mozilla website browser

Netscape Navigator - Download Browser Software [725] ?

Download browser software

OpenOffice.org [20276] ?

Sun's version of MS Office - open source code

PKZip [2908] ?

Used to open zip files (fees)

Privacy Bird Software [11995] ?

Searches for privacy policies at every website you visit

Yahoo Messenger [16677] ?

Chat client - also allows pc-to-phone calls anywhere in the US

Pedestrians and Cycles » Pedestrians

Pedestrian accident statistics and fact sheets

Pedestrian and Bicycle Crash Analysis Tool - Version 2.0 [30218] ?

Crash typing software product to help improve safety through analysis of database information on crashes.

Safety » Heat Stress

Stress on the body from heat and cold

Occupational Heat Stress & Protective Clothing [25109] ?

In the USA, the ACGIH TLV for heat stress and strain is used

Safety » PPE

Workplace Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Programs

Personnel Protection Policies [14021] ?

Full text of written PPE policies in use by a government agency

Safety » Tank Safety

EPA requirements for above ground and below ground storage tanks

TANKS [12380] ?

Software program estimates volatile organic compound (VOC) & hazardous air pollutant (HAP) emissions

System Policy - Planning » Systems Evaluation

Transportation programming, planning, and systems evaluation.

TRANSIMS - The TRansportation ANalysis and SIMulation System Open Source Site [30768] ?

Open source software to conduct regional transportation system analyses.






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